Elizabeth Rutherford

19 children according to Burke’s.

References

• RUTHERFURD, John (1712-58), of Edgerston, Roxburgh - bap. 12 June 1712, 1st surv. s. of Sir John Rutherfurd of Rutherfurd and Edgerston by his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of William Cairncross of West Langlee, Roxburgh. educ. L. Inn 1731; adv. 1734. m. 27 Nov. 1737, Eleanor, da. of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Bt. [S], of Minto, Roxburgh, Lord Minto, S.C.J., 3s. 4da."
• SOURCE: The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol II. page 1392

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Burkes has https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera02byuburk/page/1392/mod... p 1391 -2

[Rutherford] was, however, assumed by Capt. John Rutherford, collateral heir male, descended from Richard Rutherford of Littlehaugh, and since by others. He m. Susanna, dau. and heiress of Riddell, of Minto, and had issue (with five daus.) one son.

SIR JOHN RUTHERFORD, of that ilk, s. his father 1720. He m. 1st, 1710, Elizabeth Cairncross, heiress of the ancient and honourable family of Colmslie, and had nineteen children, of whom the eldest son,

John, was ancestor (in the female line of William Oliver-Rutherford, Esq. of Edgerton ; the 2nd son was
THOMAS; another son,
Robert, a baron of the Russian Empire, purchased back, 1779, the old family property of Fairnington ; and another son
Walter, m. Mary, dau. of Gen. Alexander. Of the daus.,
Susanna, m. Alexander Pringle, of Whytbank;
Mary, m Sir Alexander Nisbet, of Dean;
Elizabeth, m John Horsburgh. of that ilk; and
Jean m. Charles Inglis, of Manorhead.

Sir John m. 2ndly, 1741, Sarah, sister of Sir Alexander Nisbet, Bart., by whom he had also a son and a dau.,

Henry, of Hunthill, m. Agnes Lauder, and had issue.
Christian, m. Dr. Davidson, of Hatton and Muirhouse.